March 2004

"Potential of hydrogen as a fuel for transport in the long term (2020 to 2030)"

This study has been carried out by L-B-Systemtechnik on behalf of the Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC/IPTS, www.jrc.es). It is part of the wider activities of the JRC/IPTS in the field of techno-economic analysis of emerging technologies in transport. Its main objec-tive is an analysis of the prospects of hydrogen and fuel cells and the boundary conditions for the wider introduction of hydrogen as a fuel for transport. Industry stakeholders, researchers and policy makers have been consulted in the process and the findings of the study were discussed in two workshops. Other European Commission services and the Institute for Energy of the JRC were actively involved in the supervision and guidance of the study.